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ServiceKit vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro starts at $49/month and never stops. ServiceKit is $349 once. Here is what you actually get.
Feature Matrix
Side by side.
Feature
ServiceKit
Housecall Pro
Scheduling
✓
✓
Dispatching
✓
✓
AI Quoting
✓
✕
Invoicing & Payments
✓
✓
Client CRM
✓
✓
Reporting & Dashboard
✓
✓
Mobile App (PWA)
✓
✓
Job Costing & Timesheets
✓
✕
AI Call Screening
✓
✕
Source Code Ownership
✓
✕
Self-Hosted
✓
✕
No Monthly Fee
✓
✕
Cost Breakdown
What you actually pay over time.
Housecall Pro's monthly fees never stop. ServiceKit's cost is fixed at $349.
Year 1
ServiceKit
~$590
$349 + ~$240 infra
Housecall Pro
$588+
$49+/mo × 12
Year 3 Total
ServiceKit
~$830
$349 + ~$480 infra
Housecall Pro
$1,764+
$49+/mo × 36
Year 5 Total
ServiceKit
~$1,070
$349 + ~$720 infra
Housecall Pro
$2,940+
$49+/mo × 60
Estimates. Verify competitor pricing at their official sites.
Honest Assessment
What Housecall Pro does that ServiceKit doesn't.
By design (not planned):
- — No pre-built integrations beyond core stack
- — No 24/7 phone support team
- — No native iOS/Android app (PWA instead)
- — No VoIP or caller ID integration
- — No payroll integration
- — No multi-location management
- — Future source-package downloads are included for 12 months — you decide when to apply them
Coming in future releases:
- ○ Customer-facing portal
- ○ Accounting sync (QuickBooks/Xero)
- ○ Parts and inventory tracking
What ServiceKit Does That Housecall Pro Never Will
The things no SaaS can offer.
Deploy in 1.5 to 2.5 hours after launch access opens.
After checkout and download gates open, download the source package, follow the guide, and run your field service app on your own server. Housecall Pro is a login tied to their servers. ServiceKit is source you keep in your own private repo.
Full source code. Yours to modify.
Housecall Pro gives you a login. ServiceKit gives you the code. Every line. Modify any feature, add new workflows, build new integrations. No feature request queue. No vendor roadmap.
$349 once. No monthly fees, ever.
Housecall Pro charges $49+/month for as long as you use it. After 5 years that is $2,940+. ServiceKit is $349 total. You break even before the end of your first year.
AI quoting built in.
Housecall Pro has no AI quoting. ServiceKit has it built in. Photo upload, Z.AI analysis, instant quote generation. This feature alone makes ServiceKit different. Included in the $349.
19 lessons teaching you how it works.
The full build course is included. Understand every piece of your app. When something needs changing, you change it yourself. No support ticket. No waiting.
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Get ServiceKit
Stop paying Housecall Pro every month.
$349 once. Source code. Your server. No monthly fees.